Paper decoration.



W. IL RICH, IR. PAPER DECOR/mow.

APPLICATION FILED JLILV I9, 1917.

Specification oa. 'ieters :Patent To all Iwhom may cancelen.'

Be it known that l, lill/ALD@ fl.. lilrieii, Jr.,

. :i citizen el? the 'Unilzed Slaatee, and iesicleiil'y f 'lf ruminglmm, in the county of Middlesex :mil State of lyzissueliusets, have imfenlel new and .ugeful limpiovements in Papel' llecoi'ations, oli which the i'ellewiiig is ai Specification v lliis ii'lyention relates te papel deceive ibiens e1' paper garland?) 7 as they commonly called of the general. class shown in lll. S. Patent to Burger No. 602,619, comprising essenizilly end. membei's with Sheets o1' layers of tissue pzipei tliei'ebeween, elle said gailaiicl being adapted so be folded in peeling-e form and "no be exteiflecl foi;- dem izitive display.

"lliese g ilziufls me peculiarly mlmpl sind ,intended for.' use as decoration, pzulieulm 'festival'daye suoli lliiilM St. Valentines day, Hallo-Webm which have a recognized and cli emblem such holly for Christmas, i lofi' Vu `l.7nlenbiiiels jaelQOlsmt-ei'ns 'lim lewe/611, @te

:ippioliirialge colors bul v. Y the eliiuaetei'istie emblem el lie j festival Clay 'for whisk are; inteixfgle @urla mls Triade uncle? im il in :l zmfl ance wizlfi ille llui'gei intent aire fiflzipefl to display 2i l mass el Colm.' onlya 212ml therefore il l is been mlslzomui'y in the Sele. of glie/se 5ml-ande 510 zilcvneli, therein lili@ clizuiicirufislzie emblr oli" the pmliiculni' lzi'y., lvlwse einliil mm'uumly Unull of cuni bolli-Ll 0T e Lively slil'l umlleiinl sllspemlefl :il iml;ei m tln'fmgilmxi ille lenglli el: the gfziii'izmal (,lzxil'lniils llilifa mnfle iii .Vliieli l'lii-, lalvms me mlili'imis. merely le the elie'lf miuplvlv slmllul'me, :we I'elziliively epe'ifsive mici in many imitzmees not wholly Satish@ lm'y from mi :iifllietie point 0E View. hoi' (loes thisl method of garland making; fesult in :1, llwm'zitien thereinthey clinii'ziclieiislie emblem el the :luy isi7 as il; shoull'l loe, the Striking :mel salient lienkmfe of the des' ll 011 only my@ tlm. suspended emblems ,eerily relatively 'few in iirjlmbey :mil they@ lion, sulmnlinzite te 'ille ferm nml 'li' miler pz'eviiflecl by lie lamly el the but bein? lia-t :incl :illaelienl o lille lJlSSll pzipei" layei's, :an e elitziinecl when gl the from".

is; llw elijvffl; c* 'liis invention to pre- .ywi'ffii Clie iiseue papel Hw Medy irl? 'lili-invii muy lies; be mail@ "s eli; airli- (mly tlieiecfi is iilm il is: viewed imm,

y w mwifleil Willi Such lign-ws upon elia-ir exposed faces Se iilmL snel Shapes e" "ifri eb become the Sali mi :uid imi :uit element of the, garland im' tlie drawings which illuse1il-ve li1iei1ts of my invention, i plus@ tive View of the gar'- 2 l mi package form;

p-zriejpeel'ive View of the em irate Cei- Film i` hm View of the garland shown zs-i 5i, plain View of one 0f the bases; l :i View similar to 2, showing n :i il emizilive form,

y improved garland consists 0i ends e1- lmses; gli anal l preferably of relatively still' (lemailliouid 0i? Similar iina'eiial, between which :me liyeis oi' sheets C preferably el: iissue paper er like iiizafleriiil. The sail limes :will paper sheets are of the Same shape, wliieli muy lie my Shape iflesil'ecl', 21S

lier @cumple conventional liezirlfslmpe, 'fis slie'vfil, to mevicle a gm'lzmfl adapted mid. intended im.' use as a decoration 01u St. Vak eiliiies clay.

The belly oli the garland manie yin Coniefglel sections. each seezion comprising :i pluisilii'v Uli sheets 11 the prefeiiefl. lierre. eli invention Shown in the drawingijs 'lieife :uw 'four suoli sheets, euch sheet iil'mii'lol upm; one wilia relatively lling mi D located above the f :enlei olf gjiswiliy Uli l; o Sheet :nifl 1131011 'ilsv opposite edge willi i relatively Sliciil: hill The zil .D ol me shout i@ f cui-@fl tu *che lele D of the mljmem sheet, nml lille fibs E of adjacent slioel's; are likewise secured together. The 'Calm l?? inline-eilt lo ille bases: lli und B reepec'ix'ely, nro smsvm'ml hm-elio, and the tabs l) oli :icljzicviili exertions are secured ogelzlie, llame @fulfilling u imii'aiy collapsible giurlimi lllll limi llllll `weakened as by substantially vertical slots d and e which define the bend and permit vthe paper sheets readily to swing without `undue strain upon the connected tabs.

The flexible supporting member F, pref- Y brably a string, passes through the bases A fand B and through the center of the ate tached tabs D so that said string is thus disonly the shape of the sheets but their entire Afaces are visible when the garland is extended'and hung for display. Therefore, the .sheets may not only be of any desired shape and color appropriate to a particular festival day but may be printed or otherwise -decorated upon their faces with attractive and appro riate designs. enhancing the --beauty of t egarland and its adaptability for use upon the particular occasion.

'It further to be observed that the shapes ordeslgns employed are not necessarily lnnited to a Single sheet C or to decoration upon a single sheet. For example, in Fig. 5 the adjacent sheets'C are cut to form a butterfly and the'design is symmetrically disposed lon two adjacent sheets.

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'. The method of manufacture' is to super- '.pose the sheets C between. their bases A and 35 B with the adhesive applied at the'proper places, and. then by a die or other suitable mechanism to cut the entire garland in the desired shape at a single operation. it will therefore be clear that the sheets C need not necessarily be all of the same shape as shown in the drawings; but by provision of a suitable die all the sheets upon one side of the line m-w, Fig. '4, may be of one shape and those upon the other side of an entirely dii ferent shape. Thus when a particular day has more 'than one characteristic emblem, such as the figures of jack-@lanterns and Witches for Hallovveven, both may be incorporated' in 'he same garland., which "will have an entir y different appearancevvhen viewed from opposite sides.

Iclaim; r

1. A `f :ollapsible garland comprising a plurality of sheets arranged in series, each sheet being centrally connectedl to thevnext adjacent sheet in one direction and being con- '.nected t9 the next adjacent sheet in the opposite direction at 'points disposed on opposite sides of the central connection, and the sheets being 4:ree to swing on a vertical bend liatwise into view when the garland is ein tended.

2. A. collapsible paper garland comprising paper sheets and a flexible supporting member disposed above the center of gravity of said sheets, said. sheets connected at their edges in such manuel` as to swing on a vertical bend iiatwise into view when the garland is extended.

.3. A collapsible paper garland formed in attached sections, cach section. comprising paper sheets connected at their ed ges in such manner as 'to swing on a vertical bend flat- Wis'e into viciv whenthe garland is extended, and a supporting member passing through the attached portionb of said scctions.

4. A. collapsible garland comprising a plurality of sheets arranged in series and connected together at points above the center of gravity of the sheets, said sheets being connected at their edges in such manner as to swing on a vertical bend iiatwisc into View when the garland is extended.

5. A collapsible paper garland formed. in sections, each section comprising naper sheets having tabs disposed above the center vof gravity of the sheets, tabs of one section being\secured to tabs of the adjacent section, and a flexible supporting member passing through said secured tabs.

6. A collapsible garland formed in sections, each section comprising sheets having supporting tabs disposed above the center of gravity of the sheets and the tabs of adjacent sections being connected together, whereby the sheets will hang substantially vertically from said supporting tabs when the garland is extended.

7. A collapsible garland comprising a plurality of sheets arranged in series, the sheets being connected to each other at the center of the garland and at two sides of the garland and being free to swing on vertical bends ilatwise into view when thc garland is extended, and the sheets ha ving Waal-:cned portions in the region of said bends to facilitate the bending.ll

8. A collapsible garland comprising a plurality ol sheets arranged in series, tile sheets being connected -to each other :it the center of the garland and at two sides of vthe garland and being free to swing on vertical bends flatwise into view when the garland is extended, and the sheets havingI slots in the region of said bends to facilitate thc bending.

Signed by ine at Framingham, lilassachusette, this tenth day of July, 1.917.

' WALDO A. RICH, Jn.

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